N.J. theater opens ‘The Colored Museum’ for online viewing Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 04, 2021 This is a screenshot of "The Hairpiece" sketch from the PBS production of George C. Wolfe's play "The Colored Museum," which is being streamed on-demand online by Crossroads Theatre, which premiered the work back in 1986.crossroadstheatrecompany.org Facebook Share In the early 1990s, Crossroads Theatre Company’s creative team was approached by a funder of the acclaimed “Great Performances” PBS television program and asked: “If you could film any one Crossroads production for a national broadcast, what would it be?” The team unhesitatingly chose “The Colored Museum,” written by an emerging playwright named George C. Wolfe.